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Estimating the cost of a smoking employee
Employees who smoke impose significant excess costs on private employers. The results of this study may help inform employer decisions about tobacco-related policies.
Jun 3, 2013
Tobacco Control
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Jun 4, 2013 00:06
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Study: Companies Pay Almost $6,000 Extra Per Year for Each Employee Who Smokes
By drawing on previous research on the costs of absenteeism, lost productivity, smoke breaks and health care costs, the researchers developed an estimate that each employee who smokes costs an employer an average of $5,816 annually above the cost of a pe
Jun 3, 2013
Ohio State University
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Jun 4, 2013 00:05
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Companies pay almost $6,000 extra per year for each employee who smokes
By drawing on previous research on the costs of absenteeism, lost productivity, smoke breaks and health care costs, the researchers developed an estimate that each employee who smokes costs an employer an average of $5,816 annually above the cost of a pe
Jun 3, 2013
ScienceDaily
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Jun 4, 2013 00:03
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[UK, USA] £4,000 a year: The cost to employers of smokers' cigarette breaks, illness cover and health care costs
Smokers cost £4,000 a year more to employ than non-smokers, a study has claimed. ... According to NICE, it is not unlawful for UK employers to advertise jobs as only available to non-smokers, and employers can deduct time spent smoking at work and not e
Jun 4, 2013
The Independent (uk)
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Jun 3, 2013 23:56
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Smoking employees cost $6,000 a year more, study finds
Smokers cost their employers nearly $6,000 a year more than staff who don’t smoke, researchers said on Monday in what they say is the first comprehensive look at the issue. And in what some might see as a dark twist, they’ve taken into account any saving
Jun 3, 2013
NBC News
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Jun 3, 2013 23:52
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[New Jersey] LETTER: New Revel smoking policy hurts workers, gamblers
it's a good time for all who are concerned about their lung health to contact their elected officials and voice their support for legislation (A343/S1795), which would eliminate the smoking ban exemption for casinos.
Jun 3, 2013
The Press of Atlantic City
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Jun 3, 2013 23:50
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[Wisconsin] $50 monthly surcharge sought from state workers who smoke
State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a proposal by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee planned to take up the issue on Tuesday. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Burea
May 21, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 22, 2013 07:21
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[North Carolina] The 2013 Reynolds American, Inc. Annual Shareholders Meeting: orders, points of order, “out of order” and ordered out!
Dr. Sharon Brown, a grandmother and a shareholder from Pennsylvania, who was seated second from the aisle where the company’s sole microphone ... saw Dr. Brown fall to the floor after she attempted to get by the RAI employee. By the time Dr. Brown was ab
May 14, 2013
Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI)
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May 19, 2013 13:37
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[Australia] Call for mine site smoking ban rejected
A call by the Cancer Council for smoking to be banned at all West Australian mines sites has been rejected. The state's Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) says such a move would cause resentment. WA's Department of Mines and Petroleum data shows smoki
May 10, 2013
AAP (Australian Associated Press) (au)
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May 17, 2013 13:01
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[Belgium, Finland, France, Sweden, UK] Healthy Lifestyle May Offset Job Stress, Study Finds
Job stress increases the risk of heart disease, but living a healthy lifestyle can significantly reduce that risk, a new study says. Researchers examined data from more than 102,000 men and women, aged 17 to 70, in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Sw
May 13, 2013
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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May 14, 2013 13:08